Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF9 1PG
How much crime is recorded in WF9 1PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,639 (2024)
WF9 1PGPontefract
How safe is WF9 1PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF9 1PG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF9 1PGNational
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Other crime4.81.5
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting1.68.4
Drugs1.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.